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| Meth was distributed in Kansas City and Springfield |
Armando Quintana-Galaz, 37, a citizen of
Mexico residing in Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays
to 16 years and eight months in federal prison without parole.
On Sept. 12, 2019, Quintana-Galaz pleaded
guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He also
pleaded guilty to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking
crime and to illegally reentering the United States after having been deported.
Quintana-Galaz had been deported from the United States six times before being
arrested on Nov. 2, 2017, in Springfield.
At that time, he was again illegally
present in the United States. When law enforcement officers executed a search
warrant at Quintana-Galaz’s residence on that day, they found approximately
3.159 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in a hamper in the master bathroom and
approximately 189 grams of pure methamphetamine in a dresser in the master
bedroom. They found a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a Norinco SKS
762-caliber rifle, various ammunition, a bag that contained approximately four
grams of cocaine, and six cell phones. They also found a Taurus 9mm
semi-automatic handgun in his Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Officers also found $40,020 in a dresser
in the master bedroom, $6,295 in the pocket of his pants that were on a TV
stand, and $293 in a suitcase in the master bathroom closet. According to his
plea agreement, the $46,608 seized from Quintana-Galaz’s residence would
convert to more than 2.6 kilograms (2,642.6 grams) of methamphetamine.
Quintana-Galaz admitted that he sold and
distributed methamphetamine, that he received and transported illicit drug
proceeds as part of his involvement in the conspiracy, and that he possessed
several firearms found at his residence, at least in part, to further his
involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy. His plea agreement cites several
instances in which Quintana-Galaz was involved in the distribution of
methamphetamine to cooperating law enforcement sources.
Quintana-Galaz is the fourth defendant in
this case to be sentenced. Two more defendants have pleaded guilty and await
sentencing.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Trey Alford. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE)
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Do you know whats worse than living in Missouri?? Wait for it.....Getting arrested in Missouri!
ReplyDeleteFor the next 16 yrs this rat will be on US tax payers backs
ReplyDeletelots of snitching going on smh...i was just in missouri and i would probably do meth if i lived there also..place BLOWS
ReplyDeleteJeez are these guys all missing some intelligent and creative thought to keep their stuff out of the hands of LE. Yeah, let's put those 4,000 kilos inside your own bathroom! As if they wouldn't have the cash and possibilities to anonymously rent a few garage boxes around, and NOT keep a receipt and the keys with them in their own place. For Fuck's sake what are they thinking! (Or, erm, why AREN'T they thinking!)
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